Abstract: Due to the paucity
of literature in leadership styles and job satisfaction within the Philippine
context, this descriptive correlational study among Filipino nurses (FNs) was
piloted in a selected tertiary hospital in Manila.

Purpose: This study utilized a descriptive correlational research design
to describe aspects of a situation and explore relationships among leadership
styles and job satisfaction, without seeking to establish causal connections

Methods: Before the data collection, the researchers secured an
administrative and ethical clearance from the executive assistant to the
President thru the Officer-in-Charge of the Nursing Service Division of the
hospital. There were 285 staff nurses, of which only 100 nurses were qualified
to have at least one year of experience. Three sets of questionnaires were
disseminated, and responses were treated analyzed using the descriptive
statistics to describe the demographic and work profile, LS, and JS while Pearson
R correlation was used to measure the relationship between LS and JS.

Results: Using self-administered questionnaires, FNs rated their level of
satisfaction (M=3.37) from high to a moderate extent along with professional
autonomy (M=3.91), work environment (M=3.81), work assignment (M=3.61), and
benefits (M=2.71). Participants agreed that their nurse managers utilized
either transformational or transactional leadership styles. Findings indicate
that transformational (r=0.558, p<0.000) and transactional (r=0.528, p<
0.000) leadership styles of nurse managers were correlated to nurses’ job
satisfaction.

Conclusion: The finding explicates that FNs were satisfied in their
professional autonomy, work environment, and work assignment but moderately
satisfied in work benefits which were also apparent in the global literature.
Furthermore, the results indicate that leadership styles are related to the
overall job satisfaction of among nurses.